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Mar 28, 2018 at 2:32 PMApr 1, 2018 at 7:19 PM

Stephanie Damon, of Taunton, was among the nearly 75 young pediatric patients living with diabetes and their families who attended Joslin Diabetes Center’s 15th annual Teddy Bear Clinic over the weekend; a fun, engaging opportunity for young patients living with type 1 diabetes to learn about diabetes and help them feel comfortable managing it. The event was staffed by teenage Joslin patient volunteers and students from local Boston area colleges.

Each child at Joslin's clinic had the opportunity to pick a teddy bear, and learn how to care for their new friend as they made their rounds to the various medical stations with their bear’s medical record. Stations both in the Joslin lobby and atrium included measuring the bear’s height with a ruler, weighing their bear, taking its blood pressure, checking their bear’s blood sugar and give it insulin if needed, taking it grocery shopping for healthy foods and giving it an eye exam in the Joslin eye clinic.

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